Waltz for Monica
7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
Music director Peter Nordahl Duration Language SwedishEnglish | 7/10 Genre Biography, Drama, Music Country Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Peter Birro, Peter Birro (adaptation), Per Fly (adaptation) Initial release September 13, 2013 (Sweden) Cast (Monica Zetterlund), Sverrir Gudnason (Sture Åkerberg), (Monica's Father), Vera Vitali (Marika), (Monica's mother), Johannes Wanselow (Beppe Wolgers)Similar movies Dallas Buyers Club , The Wolf of Wall Street , The 33 , Amy , Goodfellas , Steve Jobs |
Waltz for Monica (Swedish: Monica Z) is a Swedish biographical film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 13 September 2013, directed by Per Fly. It is based on the true life and career of singer and actress Monica Zetterlund (Edda Magnason).
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Plot

Monica makes it from a telephone operator to a national celebrity. But fame and party life take their toll.
Cast

Reception

Waltz for Monica received generally positive reviews. In Sweden, Kulturnyheterna at SVT gave it a 4 out of 5 and especially praised Magnason's performance. Svenska Dagbladet also praised Magnason's performance, giving the film a 4 out of 6. Moviezine also liked the film, giving it 4 out of 5. Many newspapers rewarded the film with a 4 out of 5, among them Aftonbladet, Expressen, Göteborgsposten, and Metro. However, the film was criticized by documentary filmmaker Tom Alandh, who wrote an article in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter where he objected to the films negative portrayal of Zetterlund's father.

Waltz for Monica has received 11 Guldbagge Award nominations.
Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released on the film by Universal Music charting in various Scandinavian charts, notably Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
Track list

- "Sakta vi gå genom stan"
- "Hit The Road Jack"
- "Monica's vals"
- "O vad en liten gumma kan gno"
- "En gång i Stockholm"
- "It Could Happen to You"
- "Gröna små äpplen"
- "Trubbel"
- "Du"
- "Bedårande sommarvals"
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
- "I New York"
- "Monica Z – Svit ur filmen"

References
Waltz for Monica WikipediaWaltz for Monica IMDb Waltz for Monica themoviedb.org